Game-apparatus.



1i e. EBNER & H. L. GIESMAN.

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JOHN G. EBNER AND HARRY In. G-IESMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GAME APPARATUS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN G. EBNER and I'IARRY L. GmsMAN, citizens ofthe United States, and residents of the city of Chicago,

county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to improvements in game apparatus, and has for itsobject the production of a device designed for use in the playing of agame which will be an imitation of the conventional game of bowling.

A further object is the production of a device of the charactermentioned, which will be of extremely simple and economical constructionand which will be capable of afiording considerable amusement to theparticipants when the same is used for the purpose intended.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, and in which, 7

Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views showing opposite sides of thedevice, embodying the invention.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated'in the drawings,comprises an elongated block or body A. Said member A is of equilateralform, that is the same is formed with a plurality of equal surfaces 13,disposed parallel with and equally distant from the axis of said member.Preferably said member is of octagonal form,-the arrangement being suchthat when the'member is placed upon a flat surface, one side of. thesame will always be'facing directly up:

1 to 5 inclusive will ser'veto indicate pins.

which it is imagined have been struck down, ,the numeral 1 appearing onthe upper face of the member indicating that one pin has been struckdown, the numeral "2, that two ins have been struckdown and so on.

The dash mark appearing at the upper side of the member indicates hasbeen made by a player Specification of matters Patent.

that a spare which, in the player rolls the The number or when the de-Patented July 59, 1918.

Application flled March 9,1917. Serial Ko.153,726.

vice is brought to a stop, indicates the number of pins it is consideredthe player has struck down. As many players as desired may play thedevice, each player being permitted two rolls with the devicecorresponding to two efiorts or two bowls as in the game of bowling.The'scores made by the various players may be kept as in ordinarybowling. When nine (.9) innings have been played, the player with thehighest score will be considered the winner of the game.

The elongation special advantage in that through the employment of thisform, surfaces B of elongation corresponding with that of the member Aare produced. These surfaces B render the device more stable and permitof its use upon a rough surface or one having irregularities where theuse of a cubical device would be impossible. Where a cubical device isused, the surface results in a steep tilting of the device in the eventof the bottom or contacting surface thereof engaging with theirregularity or projection. Any tilting in the de: vice of courserenders reading. thereof diflicult, inasmuch as the players cannotreadily determine which side is uppermost. Through the elongation of thesurfaces, as-is obtained with applicants construction, the effect uponthe position of the device, where the same is brought to rest uponaprotrusion or irregularity, is reduced to a minimum.

With the device as described, it is apof the member A is of theslightest irregularity in is concerned, and it has the game arousesmuchin-' of variation and modification without. de parting from the spiritof the invention. We, therefore, do not wish to be limited to theprecise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail ourselvesof such varia tions and modifications as come within the scope of the apended claims.

Having descri ed our invention what we claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. A game device comprising an elongated rollable member having aplurality of elongated sides extending parallel' with the axis of saidmember adapted to contact with the surface upon which the device .isrolled;

and indicative characters providedon said sides, substantially asdescribed.

2. A gamedevice comprising an .elongated rollable member having avpluraliityr'of equal I elongated sides extending parallel with and 'Intestimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

1 JOHN G. EBNER. HARRY L. GIESMAN. Witnesses ARTHUR A. OLSON,

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